According to the indictment returned last week, Larue
allegedly recruited a 12-year old girl to engage in commercial sex acts for
money along the 1.3 mile stretch of Bissonnet St., commonly referred to as “The
Track.” Larue also allegedly used force and threats of force to compel his
victim into prostitution and took all of the money she
received.

If convicted, Larue faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years
and up to life in federal prison as well as a $250,000 fine, if convicted.

Established in 2004, the United States Attorney’s office in
Houston formed the HTRA to combine resources with federal, state and local
enforcement agencies and prosecutors, as well as non-governmental service
organizations to target human traffickers while providing necessary services to
those that the traffickers victimized. Since its inception, HTRA has been
recognized as a national model in identifying and assisting victims of human
trafficking and prosecuting those engaged in trafficking offenses.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sebastian Edwards and Sharad Khandelwal
are prosecuting this case.

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